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In Memoriam: Ron Franklin

Texas’ first “Voice of the Longhorns” and longtime broadcasting great, Ron Franklin passed away on January 18.

By Bill Little – Texas Media Relations Contributor

"O how wonderful is the human voice!" wrote Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "It is indeed the organ of the soul."

Longfellow went on to encapsulate other characteristics of humans.

"The intellect of man sits enshrined visibly upon his forehead and in his eye; and the heart of man is written upon his countenance.